By the time of the war, slavery had ended in the northern States.
Also, the Emancipation Proclamation did not free a single slave, anywhere.
The President never had that authority, and it was merely a wartime propaganda piece, written only 2 years into the war. It encouraged blacks to join the Union forces, since the South was winning the war.
It worked in that sense, but it was never a legal document of any kind.
By the time of the war, slavery had ended in the northern States.
Also, the Emancipation Proclamation did not free a single slave, anywhere.
The President never had that authority, and it was merely a wartime propaganda piece, written only 2 years into the war. It encouraged blacks to join the Union forces, since the South was winning the war.
It worked in that sense, but it was never a legal document of any kind.